German 290th Infantry Division

The 290th Infantry Division was a German Wehrmacht infantry division that was active from February 1940 to 8 May 1945 during World War II. The division was formed in the Munster Training Area, and the division advanced into the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. In the winter of 1941, the division was trapped in the Demyansk Pocket, and it managed to hold off Red Army attacks. The division surrendered to the Soviets in May 1945 after being trapped in the Courland Pocket.